Brainspotting Therapy Intensives for residents of Colorado and Oregon
Feel better, faster with therapy intensives that help you reduce anxiety and trauma symptoms in less than a week.
Even if “traditional” weekly therapy hasn’t worked for you. Even if you haven’t tried weekly therapy, because it seems like too much. Even if you feel selfish for setting aside a whole day to yourself.
*All intensives are provided virtually through Simple Practice’s secure video platform
You’ve had a LOT of therapists give you an enthusiastic “Let’s change that!” or “This time can be different!” before – so I don’t blame you if you simply don’t believe me.
You’ve probably even tried therapy before, only to end up wondering if you were even getting anywhere or feeling worse than when you started.
And you know what? I agree with you.
Weekly therapy doesn’t work for everyone – and if it doesn’t work for you, it doesn’t mean you’re the problem.
Right now, you’re stuck…
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Feeling Hopeless
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Wondering if anxiety and trauma will stop ruling your life
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Buying self-help books you never end up reading
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Shaming yourself for struggling
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Hiding how much you’re suffering
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Venting to your partner who just doesn’t get it
And honestly, it feels like you’ll never get unstuck.
But you can get relief with a therapy intensive!
You want things to be different – so let’s approach therapy differently.
A therapy intensive is an extended therapy session that lets you experience faster symptom relief and healing.
By taking out the weekly wait between sessions and spending a longer, uninterrupted stretch of time together, we can quickly reduce the intensity of your symptoms and free you from living in the past 24/7.
Here’s how it works:
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A 50 minute session where we cover your goals for the intensive, gather history, and answer any questions you have before we dive in. We’ll schedule this a couple days before your intensive, or on the same day as your intensive.
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A 3-hour therapy session where we process what’s been ailing you through Brainspotting, which is designed to help you process without getting totally overwhelmed.
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This takes place 1-2 weeks after your intensive. We’ll reflect on what’s changed since we last met. I’ll also provide personalized recommendations for how you can continue to support the progress you’ve made.
“WTF do you mean, three straight hours of therapy???”
– LITERALLY EVERY PERSON WHO HEARS ABOUT INTENSIVES
Whether you’ve been avoiding therapy or you’ve been desperate for some support, three hours is a long time.
We’ll use a technique called Brainspotting that will allow you to get relief without having to rehash all the big details for the thousandth time, and taking breaks as we need to, the time honestly flies by.
And while you might feel a bit tired at the end, you’ll also feel like a badass.
A focused therapy intensive can help you break through anxiety and trauma patterns, stop the spiral, and move past the plateau – so you can feel better faster, without committing to endless weekly sessions.
“I wish I had done this sooner.”
– LITERALLY EVERY PERSON WHO BOOKS AN INTENSIVE
Because most people who work with me have tried all the things to get relief. Weekly therapy, sound baths, yoga, going keto, you name it!
But an intensive is what’s actually helped them get in there and get relief.
Your Investment:
$1,550
A 50% non-refundable retainer is required to hold your intensive dates. The remaining payment is due on the day of your intensive.
For a quick comparison:
A standard 50 minute therapy session is $225 and an intensive packs roughly 2-3 months of therapy into a 5 hour package. 4 weekly sessions for 3 months is $2,700 versus $1,550 for your intensive.
In my experience, clients regularly work through in one intensive what could otherwise take months of weekly sessions.
With a brainspotting therapy intensive, we leave the cookie-cutter approaches to the therapy textbooks and get you actual relief from your anxiety symptoms.
Your lived experiences are more layered than any textbook could ever capture. A one-size-fits-all approach still leaves a lot of people out, which is why your intensive is customized to you and your exact needs.
FAQs About Therapy Intensives in Colorado and Oregon
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You can pay for your intensive using HSA/FSA, debit, or credit card.
Intensives aren’t eligible for reimbursement through insurance.
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You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises -
All therapy intensives are offered online through Simple Practice’s video call feature.
Due to state laws, you must be located in Colorado or Oregon at the time of your intensive.
I currently offer intensives on Fridays so that you can roll right into your weekend afterward. -
The short answer? Yes!
Brainspotting was actually developed by former EMDR trainer David Grand, who noticed that where you look affects how deeply you can process.
Both are somatic, trauma-focused approaches with solid research behind them. The major difference is that brainspotting tends to feel a little more flexible in its approach compared to EMDR, which has a defined protocol.
You can read up on the other differences here. -
If you're currently in crisis or don't have much support around you after doing hard emotional work, jumping into a 3-hour processing session probably isn't the right move right now.
More gradual, consistent support would serve you better first, which exactly what weekly therapy is designed for. -
Yes! One of my favorite parts about intensives is how flexible they are.
Some people like to do an intensive a couple times a year, while others prefer to do them once a quarter.
I’m happy to talk you through your options on a free consultation call.
It’s time for you to feel better, faster.
If you've reached the bottom of the page, you're probably still thinking about whether you’re struggling enough to warrant this kind of support, but that's probably a sign it's time to talk about it.
And that’s part of what a free consultation call is for. Show up with all your questions (yes, even the ones you feel embarrassed to ask), and I’ll give you judgment-free answers.